Leafly Buzz: 12 Hot Weed Strains in August 2024

West Coast weed lovers are in for a fall treat with some award-winning strains, both old and new.

Expect fresh pieces from Panama Red and Headband in stores and fields this August, as well as the effective new Tractor Fuel and an intriguing Dank Strainger.

These strains all have maximum THC levels and run the spectrum from pure sativa to indica. They're ready for tough summer work days, taking a session to the next level, or are the masters of wake-and-bake and grilling.

We found hyper-organic options, solar-powered bargains, and competition-ready Zaza.

From where? We're on the road again, with shops, festivals, and farms in our sights. We packed bowls, reviewed notes, added a bit of Leafly data, and boom! Here's Leafly Buzz.

Data grinder

Which strains are on the rise in Leafly's 9,000-strain database? (Sasha Beck/Leafly)

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Redwood Remedies produces GSC, the “OCal” certified corresponds to organic. (David Downs/Leafly)

Rank: 17th in the Western USA

This staple dessert strain remains extremely relevant, ranking 17th among Leafly's Western US readership. GSC displaced OG Kush in the 2010s to become the dominant family of the popular weed. Now there's an entire Cookie family dynasty of strains taken for stress, anxiety, and depression. Best taken after work.

Strawberry cough

Wave Ryder Nursery grows some of the best Strawberry Cough varieties in the state. Grown in the greenhouse. (David Downs/Leafly)

Rank: 31st place

For fans of Blue Dream, the classic strawberry-colored sativa hybrid Strawberry Cough holds the 31st spot in the West. This daytime strain makes people feel alert, energetic and happy.

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Headband

Grown by old hippies, Solfuls Sol Spirit Farm's headband is among the best in the state. (David Downs/Leafly)

Rank: 90th place

OG Kush x Sour Diesel keeps the sativa hybrid Headband in the Pacific Coast Top 100. Ranked #90 this month, she offers sativa hybrid energy with a very loud, chemical, combustible bite.

Panama Red

Vintage Sativa Panama Red, grown by the North Fork Garden Society and sold at 7 stars, RichmondCalifornia. (David Downs/Leafly)

Rank: 308th place

Wow, this elemental old-school sativa climbs to #308 on Leafly this month despite being over 50 years old. A Panama Red just won silver at the California State Fair Cannabis Awards for most ocimene, which is awesome. Panama Red smells like your parents' barbecues in 1978 with notes of tea, earthiness, and tropical overtones.

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New in the Leafly strain database

Leafly adds or corrects 1,000 strains to its database each year. Here are some of the new releases. (Sasha Beck/Leafly)

Tractor fuel

Tractor Fuel combines Gas Pedal OG with Original Z for even more gassy, ​​candy-like goodness. You get a chemical and fuely front with a sweet, tropical finish. We've spotted it in flower, live rosin, and live badder from Mendoja Farms in Covelo, California, the Delta Boyz in the Sacramento, California area, and Jetty Extracts, Oakland.

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Thanks Strainger

Grown indoors by Wild Light in Shasta County, California. Available at 7 Stars in Richmond, California. (David Downs/Leafly)

Enjoy OG Kush in a different way with Dank Strainger – a cross between OG Kush x Grape Gas. It tastes like grapes, like gas, loud, dark and breathtaking. A strong Indica.

Nimbus Snacks

Durban Mints x GSC make up the dessert strain Nimbus Snacks. Nimbus Snacks took second place at the California State Fair Cannabis Awards in July for the highest ocimene content in a sun-grown flower. Propagated by Conception Nurseries.

Windu

The RS-11 madness continues with Windu, a cross between Skywalker OG and RS-11. It's like a darker, denser, wetter, more fuel-y version of RS-11 candy gas, with a purple hue like Mace Windu's lightsaber. Grown by the truckload in Ember Valley, California.

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New on the shelves

Black Bubblegum Horchata by Khemia

Bred by “Xeno”, cloned by Kindergarten Phinestgrown by Khemia in Shasta County, California. (Courtesy of Phinest)

Look out for the new Spritzer x Horchata cross, Black Bubblegum Horchata, coming to stores in California. This beautiful, loud indica hybrid combines all the best contemporary dessert strains. Breeder Cannarado created the Spritzer from Runtz x (Grape Pie x MAC). The spicy Horchata (Jet Fuel Gelato x Mochi Gelato) is from Wyeast / Compound Genetics.

Set the charts on fire

Point Break from Bosky Genetics

Wake up and go wild with Point Break by Surfr Seeds. Grown by Bosky Genetics. (David Downs/Leafly)

Surfr Seeds' Point Break strain, grown by Bosky Genetics, is wowing us in August. The indoor breeder from Central Valley, California, is managing to pull it off despite the 38 degrees outside. Point Break comes from two absolute smashers: Trop Cookies and Trophy Wife. Trop Cookies is driving the super boof wave. Trophy Wife, bred by Surfr Seeds, is a cross between Triangle Mints and Triangle Mints F2. Bosky just brought home a win at the San Diego Transbay Challenge for his Cherry Pie x Z x Biscotti.

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Z by Alien Labs

Alien Labs Z Hybrid. (David Downs/Leafly)

One of California's best-selling brands, Alien Labs keeps their cut of “Z” just right. It's a springy green flower with a wild tropical toffee candy smell and taste and hybrid indica effects.

If you land in California and need a solid, widely available, premium flavor, Z by Alien Labs is for you.

Fun on a budget

Gas area from volume

Indoor growing masters Amplified Farms of Sacramento, California have launched a low-cost, large-scale brand called Volume. The bags are super affordable and come in killer strains like Larry Bird and Gas Face.

High grade

Puffco New Peak

Every day, more and more people are entering the world of cannabis extracts, also known as hash, dabs, rosin, live resin, etc. This August, there's no better way to get started at a better price than Puffco's New Peak at just over $200. It's a high-quality, portable, electronic hash bubbler.

The New Peak lets you sip the coolest, most flavorful, most potent hash rips in the galaxy. Add a dab to the chamber, double click, and sip when the device vibrates. It's that simple and elegant.

For the headie boys, there's a lot to explore under the hood. (A 3D chamber. Joystick cap. Smaller size. Faster loading. And Puffco is fueling a subculture with its own Puffcon on September 28 in LA.)

But when newbies ask, “What is hashish? How do I use it?” I just let them reach the new high.

So here are a dozen flowers for your session. Enjoy the end of summer. See you in person at Connected Cannabis Co.'s Trop Z Drop Party – Thursday, August 29th in West Hollywood from 5:30-8:00 p.m.

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